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Unit 60 Assignment 1
What is Multimedia
Multimedia is media that utilizes a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as
a noun (a medium with multiple content forms) or as an adjective describing a medium as having
multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which only utilize traditional forms of
printed or hand-produced text and still graphics. In general, multimedia includes a combination of
text, audio, still images, animation, video, and interactivity content forms.
Audio
Video
Text
Interactivity
Still
Images
Animation
Interactive
media
authoring tools
Definition
Planning
Multimedia Authoring
Design
Production
Development
Example of
authoring
tools
Planning &
Design
When planning and designing a multimedia
project we should think carefully about the
following,
Analysis
Determining if multimedia is
appropriate
Selecting the best media
Building the team
Idea generation
Designing multimedia components.
Development &
Production
Multimedia applications are basically things that can either show or play multimedia, complex
computer software which typically includes visual images, short video clips, animation and sound,
often alongside large quantities of text ... for example,
Television
Multimedia can be used for
Interactive information points
entertainment, corporate presentations,
Games consoles.
education, training, simulations, digital
Music players
publications, museum exhibits and so
World Wide Web
much more. With the advent multimedia
authoring applications like Flash,
Hypermedia courseware
Shockwave and Director amongst a host
Video conferencing
of other equally enchanting applications,
Video-on-demand
your multimedia end product is only
Interactive TV
limited by your imagination.
Groupware
Home shopping
Games
Virtual reality
Digital video editing and production systems
Multimedia Database systems
Presentations
Marketing
Product
catalogues
Entertainment
Documentation
Multimedia Applications
Assessment
Game
s
Education
Computer-based
training
Corporate Identity
Company Literature
Corporate Presentation
Exhibition / Conference
Music Composition
CD/DVD
ROM
Information
Kiosks
Web
Multimedia Format
Handheld
devices
Presentations
Interactive
TV
Multimedia Format
CD ROMs
Engaging sales and marketing tools.
Interactive training and education solutions.
Playable on PCs and Macs.
Easy to replicate and inexpensive to ship.
DVDs
Excellent for lengthy, high-quality video programs
A great alternative to laserdiscs and looped videotapes used for tradeshows, museums, and
kiosks.
Kiosks
Perfect for Point-of-Sale encounters.
Excellent sources of info at airports, trade shows, store and business lobbies, and museum
exhibits.
Displays products, promotes services, and engages customers.
Digital Presentations
Interactive TV
Interactive television describes a number of techniques which allow viewers to
interact with television content as they view it. An example of a company that
does this is MX telecom, MX provides its customers with unified interfaces to the
full spectrum of modern telecommunication, from SMS and MMS to Voice and
Video. For those wishing to couple the interactive potential of these gateway
platforms with the unique medium of television, MX Telecom offers the MX
telecom interactive television platform.
Structured sales messages designed for low cost mail shot, helping sales
reps introduce your company or to close deals.
Digital brochures that speak and create exciting experiences that people
will genuinely enjoy receiving
Interactive business and top corporate presentations designed to inform
and impress
Interactive training packages to replace old CBTs, or where intranet access
is not available
Text
Sound
Video
Multimedia Assets
Vector
Graphics
Image
s
Animation
s
Multimedia Assets
In multimedia, multimedia media assets are various components such as text, still images, and
video these are all defined as assets, each asset has its own standard format, and trade-offs in size
and quantity. Documents which include these such assets are called hyperdocuments.
Analog computer
animation
Flash animation
PowerPoint
animation
3D animation
Cel-shaded animation.
Skeletal animation.
Motion capture.
Crowd simulation.
Text is the most widely used and flexible means of presenting information on screen and
conveying ideas. The designer should not necessarily try to replace textual elements with pictures
or sound, but should consider how to present text in an acceptable way and supplementing it with
other media. Conventional upper and lower case text should be used for the presentation since
reading is faster compared to all upper case text.
All upper case can be used if a text item has to attract attention as in warnings and alarm
messages.
The length of text lines should be no longer than around 60 characters to achieve optimal reading
speed.
Proportional spacing and ragged lines also minimises unpleasant visual effects.
12 point text is the practical minimum to adopt for PC based screens, with the use of 14 point or
higher for screens of poorer resolution than a normal desktop PC
If the users do not have their vision corrected for VDU use e.g. the public. It is recommended that
text of 16 point is preferred if it is to be usable by people with visual impairments.
Sentences should be short and concise and not be split over pages.
Multimedia Assets in
Vector Graphics
Vector graphics (also called geometric modeling or object-oriented graphics) is the use of
geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and polygons, which are all based upon
mathematical equations to represent images in computer graphics.
Vector graphic (image) file extensions
EPS
AI
FLA
Events
Hotspots
Scripting
Buttons
Effects
Slideshow
s
Image placement.
DeviceType
FileName
MousePointer
Orientation
BorderStyle
Frames ETC
Controls
Button
button Enabled
button Visible
Picture
MouseIcon
Example of buttons
On load
On click
On activate
On mouse down
On mouse over
On mouse move
On mouse up
On mouse out
Example of scripting
There are three main ways to deploy a slide show presentation on the web:
Post the original PowerPoint (PPT) file.
Convert the original file to HTML and provide this in addition to or instead of the PowerPoint file.
Create an original slide show in HTML.
There are many effects which can be used to create various presentations and projects
for example the software Adobe Photoshop has many effects,
Neon Glow.
outer glow.
linear burn.
Lighting effects.
Wind.
luminosity.
Fibres ETC.
And much more, all the effects give a professional and more pronoun feeling and look to the
product.
Download
Time
Size
Type of
content
Limitations of Multimedia
Requirement for
plugins
Limitations of Multimedia
Limitations in size
In multimedia there are all kinds of
limitations which cause us to change
the size of our multimedia
component for example when we try
and transfer a component to a USB
drive if the size is left is limited
transfer will not take place, this is
imitating us to how much can be
transferred, the alternative to this is
to change the size of the component
or purchase a bigger USB.